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rob portman plays obama. >> john: you never see videotape of this? >> no. there is reason why, you don't want to show those vulnerable moments. we don't want to give any component in the prep. >> in a campaign, one of secretaries gave bush prep video? >> they went right to the f.b.i.. what happened. >> john: what is so secret. >> limited government. >> you say limited government. what kind are you talking about. can you be specific? >> yes, i can list cuts. >> would you cut defense? >> i would cut defense. >> so you are soft on defense? >> i know how i should answer the questions but under pressure it's hard. >> john: go back to the clinton days. my instinct is to answer the question that is asked but consultants to say don't. >> you are still answering my questions but most of the time you want to be delivering your message. >> they say sarah palin was good at that. >> governor palin answered the questions on her terms. >> that is not so. but because that is just a quick answer. i wanted to talk about, again, my lord on energy. >> she was able to pivot mos
rob portman plays obama. >> john: you never see videotape of this? >> no. there is reason why, you don't want to show those vulnerable moments. we don't want to give any component in the prep. >> in a campaign, one of secretaries gave bush prep video? >> they went right to the f.b.i.. what happened. >> john: what is so secret. >> limited government. >> you say limited government. what kind are you talking about. can you be specific? >> yes, i can...
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obama. >> rob portman played barack obama so well in the practice debates against me i still hate him to this day. you view him as maybe kind of a policy monk. i am telling you rob portman is one heck of a campaigner. >> he acknowledges where his party appears to be lacking. >> latinos. there seems to be a vulnerability in this block in understanding they don't vote as a block. are you concerned about that? >> yeah, i am. i am. it's a growing block of voters it is a grope of voters the republicans should be able to appeal to in fundamental ways small businesses and group as a hole. >> rob portman. (speaking spanish) >>> oo he has three kids he met his wife jane on a blind date. >> it didn't go that great actually. she thought i talked too much. she jokes i would be a great senator because i would be able to filibuster. >> something surprising people wouldn't know about you outside of politics? >> i have broken my collar bone mountain biking and dislocated my shoulder all within the last year and a half kayaking. so kayaking mountain biking. >> outdoors. >> i like that stuff. i like to
obama. >> rob portman played barack obama so well in the practice debates against me i still hate him to this day. you view him as maybe kind of a policy monk. i am telling you rob portman is one heck of a campaigner. >> he acknowledges where his party appears to be lacking. >> latinos. there seems to be a vulnerability in this block in understanding they don't vote as a block. are you concerned about that? >> yeah, i am. i am. it's a growing block of voters it is a...
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when you look at when things started to move for obama, it was during the debates. specifically he made the case then right or wrong that he was a better steward of the economy than john mccain in troubled times. romney's got to make that case in 2012. >> little different when you're running against an incumbent. right? there's not a direct parallel there. >> look at the transcript. he was running against president bush. that these set of economic policies are wrong and i have a compelling vision. whether he can do that is another story. >> your colleague e.j. deion wrote journalists are in search of defining moments and game changers. by this standard, romney needs to game changer. obama can live quite happily without one. so do you think that mitt romney needs to have a big moment or if he is perceived to have won will at least give republicans some momentum. is that really the most reasonable thing to hope for? >> well, certainly it will. if the race were sort of fixed in time right now, everybody assumes that obama would win. in many ways that's happening becaus
when you look at when things started to move for obama, it was during the debates. specifically he made the case then right or wrong that he was a better steward of the economy than john mccain in troubled times. romney's got to make that case in 2012. >> little different when you're running against an incumbent. right? there's not a direct parallel there. >> look at the transcript. he was running against president bush. that these set of economic policies are wrong and i have a...
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president obama in the past couple of debates, specifically focusing on foreign policy? >> well, i think you will hear him talk about a number of things. first and foremost the success with regard to killing usama bin laden. the putting pressure upon al qaeda which as your previous guest noted we put a pressure on them in afghanistan, tribal areas of pakistan. they have been forced to flee elsewhere. and i think you will hear him talk about. the continued efforts to try to strengthen our country domestically. it is difficult to be strong abroad unless we have growing economy, getting deficit down, increasing energy independence at home. i think you will hear about some of those themes. sandra: do you believe the president has done enough to prevent iran going nuclear? that is likely to be heavily debated topic tonight. >> they have ratcheted up the pressure on iran. you may have seen the value of their currency has dropped by 40% in the last month or some inflation is running rampant in iran because of the international sanctions that have been brought to bear. the irani
president obama in the past couple of debates, specifically focusing on foreign policy? >> well, i think you will hear him talk about a number of things. first and foremost the success with regard to killing usama bin laden. the putting pressure upon al qaeda which as your previous guest noted we put a pressure on them in afghanistan, tribal areas of pakistan. they have been forced to flee elsewhere. and i think you will hear him talk about. the continued efforts to try to strengthen our...
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the debate moments away. >> the impacts segment tonight, the seemingly endless way for the obama care ruling is almost over. the supreme court's decision on the president's healthcare law is set to come down now on thursday. but is a new poll by a right leaning advocacy group says 58% of americans want all or some of the law repealed. so how is this ruling going to impact the presidential election? here to analyze is mary katharine ham and juan williams. both are with me from washington, d.c. i want you both at the table together. lay it out for me, juan. how does this effect president obama assuming as most think that at least part of this law will be struck down as unconstitutional? let's just say it's the individual mandate and the rest of law stands. how does it impacted obama. >> well, if the individual mandate goes, i think it's a defeat for president obama and it will be portrayed as such. i think the president has a fall-back decision, laura, in that he can say there are some consumer friendly items that are still in the deal here if you are looking to keep your kid on the ins
the debate moments away. >> the impacts segment tonight, the seemingly endless way for the obama care ruling is almost over. the supreme court's decision on the president's healthcare law is set to come down now on thursday. but is a new poll by a right leaning advocacy group says 58% of americans want all or some of the law repealed. so how is this ruling going to impact the presidential election? here to analyze is mary katharine ham and juan williams. both are with me from washington,...
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in fact, the "los angeles times" says, quote, obama fans are shocked by mitt romney's dominance in debate. "the chicago tribune" said for obama words not said spoke the loude loudest. it said obama hit with a left hook on tv and online. the president is hitted to wisconsin, but not before taking one last parting shot a a fiery rally in denver not too long ago. >> when i got onto the stage, i met this very spirited fellow who claimed to be mitt romney. it couldn't have been mitt romney, because the real mitt romney has been running around the country for the last year promising $5 trillion in tax cuts to pay for the wealthy. the fellow on stage last night said he didn't know anything about that. >> around the same time governor romney was making a surprise appearance at the conservative political action conference, cpac in denver before heading to virginia for an event with congressman paul ryan later on this evening. zoo >> i know your passion for econo america and your desire to take our country back. for that to happen you guys have to cheer here and knock on doors and get people who vo
in fact, the "los angeles times" says, quote, obama fans are shocked by mitt romney's dominance in debate. "the chicago tribune" said for obama words not said spoke the loude loudest. it said obama hit with a left hook on tv and online. the president is hitted to wisconsin, but not before taking one last parting shot a a fiery rally in denver not too long ago. >> when i got onto the stage, i met this very spirited fellow who claimed to be mitt romney. it couldn't have...
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cbs reporter tara mergener with the final push for the white house. >> reporter: president obama hit the campaign trail early rallying supporters in del rey beach florida at a debate with mitt romney. >> during the debate he said he didn't want more troops in iraq. but he was caught on video saying it was unthinkable not to leave 20,000 troops in iraq. >> reporter: romney posed for pictures with police officers in florida this morning before heading to nevada and colorado. bows candidates are beginning an all-out blitz of key battleground states in the final two weeks of the campaign. during last night's foreign policy debate, the candidates clashed over military size and spending, russia and iran but answers drift back to the economy. >> america must be strong. america must lead. and for that to happen, we have to strengthen our economy here at home. you can't have 23 million people struggling to get a job. >> both at home and abroad he proposed wrong and reckless policies. >> reporter: when it was over a cbs news instant poll of uncommitted voters gave a clear victory to president
cbs reporter tara mergener with the final push for the white house. >> reporter: president obama hit the campaign trail early rallying supporters in del rey beach florida at a debate with mitt romney. >> during the debate he said he didn't want more troops in iraq. but he was caught on video saying it was unthinkable not to leave 20,000 troops in iraq. >> reporter: romney posed for pictures with police officers in florida this morning before heading to nevada and colorado....
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but president obama plans to take the debates seriously. continue the conversation that he had with the american people during his convention speech and talk about the specifics about moving our economy and our country forward. like his plan to increase manufacturing jobs by one million, like his plan to cut oil imports in half in ten years, and his plan to make sure we continue to fight for the middle class and working families. >> but all were promises he made in the first term. is it fair to say the president's second term promise is, i'm continuing everything in the first term? does he owe the american public who seems to have some yearning for some change, and we can have a debate about how much change they want but they want something to chapg. they want the tone in washington to change. what does president obama owe them credibly on what change he'll bring in a second term? >> well, we have already brought a considerable amount of change. president obama inherited the largest set of problems of any president since fdr. in the last si
but president obama plans to take the debates seriously. continue the conversation that he had with the american people during his convention speech and talk about the specifics about moving our economy and our country forward. like his plan to increase manufacturing jobs by one million, like his plan to cut oil imports in half in ten years, and his plan to make sure we continue to fight for the middle class and working families. >> but all were promises he made in the first term. is it...
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for obama, john kerry's plays romney. rob portman plays obama. >> you never see videotape of this, not even pictures. >> no. there's a reason why. you don't want to show those vulnerable moments. >> we don't want to give away any component to our prep. >> in the 2000 campaign, one of mckinnon's secretaries gave prep video to the gore campaign. >> gore campaign went straight to the fbi. >> what happened to her? >> she went to prison for a year. >> what's so secret? i pretended to be a candidate. limited government -- >> just limited government. what kind of limits are you talking about? can you be specific. >> yes, i can list cuts. >> would you cut defense? >> so you're soft on defense? >> i knew how i should answer the questions, but under pressure it's hard. i'm saying take it back to the clinton days. "instinct is to answer the questions that are asked, but consultants day don't. >> you're still answering my questions, but most of the time you want to be delivering your message. >> they say sarah palin was good at that.
for obama, john kerry's plays romney. rob portman plays obama. >> you never see videotape of this, not even pictures. >> no. there's a reason why. you don't want to show those vulnerable moments. >> we don't want to give away any component to our prep. >> in the 2000 campaign, one of mckinnon's secretaries gave prep video to the gore campaign. >> gore campaign went straight to the fbi. >> what happened to her? >> she went to prison for a year. >>...
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second debate after the president had a lackluster performance in the first debate. and the second debate, he really came out swinging. and mitt romney thought he had him on the ropes with the benghazi nonsense. the president just let him proceed. not only was that a great, brilliant move in that moment, but it also but it was also em blematic of how he just had to let mitt romney talk. and it was so objectionable to the american people that they definitely wanted to go in a different direction. >> so please proceed governor from the second presidential debate. >> you got it. >> well, i think that probably i would say the best move of the year i would have to say was the campaign ground game. i think you almost went there. you were half way down the is aisle, wu ybut you turned aroun. i think that they turned out a terrific ground game. i think if you rook look at the that the republican polls were right but they underestimated turnout, that was the ground game. it would be a much different award and a much different revvie, too. >> okay, up next, we have this dud's
second debate after the president had a lackluster performance in the first debate. and the second debate, he really came out swinging. and mitt romney thought he had him on the ropes with the benghazi nonsense. the president just let him proceed. not only was that a great, brilliant move in that moment, but it also but it was also em blematic of how he just had to let mitt romney talk. and it was so objectionable to the american people that they definitely wanted to go in a different...
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and will quibble this election year whether he is a good president, but the debate ensues, let there be no doubt, president obama is a very good and i like to think, excellence dad and i admire that very were. and the president for being that and all the busiest dads on the planet who never forget the most important job is being a dad. being a father. being a role model. being an example. we could do worse. than to have a president setting an example like that. fortunately, in this case, we are not. rebound and all the busy dads on this planet, happy father's day. and thank you. for showing us what is important. make it special. go night. . follow the wings. [ male announcer ] at scottrade, you won't just find us online, you'll also find us in person, with dedicated support teams at over 500 branches nationwide. so when you call or visit, you can ask for a name you know. because personal service starts with a real person. [ rodger ] at scottrade, seven dollar trades are just the start. our support teams are nearby, ready to help. it's no wonder so many investors are saying... [ all ]
and will quibble this election year whether he is a good president, but the debate ensues, let there be no doubt, president obama is a very good and i like to think, excellence dad and i admire that very were. and the president for being that and all the busiest dads on the planet who never forget the most important job is being a dad. being a father. being a role model. being an example. we could do worse. than to have a president setting an example like that. fortunately, in this case, we are...
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nobody's ever accused romney of -- i mean obama of being a great debater. his only eloquence is off the teleprompter, in which he's very good at delivering a set piece, but not in that format. romney, on the other hand, has gotten better and better over several years, and down in florida is a good example of what he did, you know. he's been called everything and faced with every kind of issue imaginable. you know, he's a good debater. so he was on top of his game, and obama just, you know, kind of phoned it in, thought that was all that was necessary. >> calling it winning or losing, making it into a scoring event, and it truly is not. i'm curious, is it that governor romney did such a good job or that president obama was so off his game and lost? or is it substance? >> well, i've always thought that romney was somewhat in a position that ronald reagan was back in 1980, that people were looking for a change. carter had faced all of these difficulties, you know, the iranian hostage, double-digit misery index, in many respects worse situation than obama faces
nobody's ever accused romney of -- i mean obama of being a great debater. his only eloquence is off the teleprompter, in which he's very good at delivering a set piece, but not in that format. romney, on the other hand, has gotten better and better over several years, and down in florida is a good example of what he did, you know. he's been called everything and faced with every kind of issue imaginable. you know, he's a good debater. so he was on top of his game, and obama just, you know, kind...
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. >> this is a debate we want to have and need to have and a debate we'll win. he has helped him transition to national figure, accompanied bay market escalation and criticism by president obama and the democrats. >> he said that the severity of the attack against him have a sign that the case we are making is working. >> when i was flipping burgers in mcdonald's and standing in front of the machine washing dishes or waiting tables i never thought of myself as stuck in some station in life. he has been energized by those people telling me they are praying for him. >> we received excerpts from the romney-ryan campaign from congressman ryan's speech. what is he going to say? >> we just received five paragraphs from the speech. much is familiar from the stump speech but there are new sections. according to excerpts he will say, "the president declared debate over government controlled healthcare is over. that will come as news to millions of americans want to repeal obamacare. he makes a case to say our nominee is ready. his life prepared him for this moment. to me
. >> this is a debate we want to have and need to have and a debate we'll win. he has helped him transition to national figure, accompanied bay market escalation and criticism by president obama and the democrats. >> he said that the severity of the attack against him have a sign that the case we are making is working. >> when i was flipping burgers in mcdonald's and standing in front of the machine washing dishes or waiting tables i never thought of myself as stuck in some...
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history except to the point that we saw all night long in the foreign policy debate were of a sudden he was for sanctions in a rock and iran rather and was all about bringing home the troops by 2014. [talking over each other] tracy: benghazi because i don't know what the heck is going on there. but brad, let's go back to this whole so-called off the record qaeda out interview that he had agreed basically came out and said, look, it's not my fault. mitch mcconnell is keeping congress, totally roadblocks. >> this is all the obama 3d strategy, distract, divide, and disrupt. and it is never obama's fault. he never takes responsibility. the american people are fed up with it. the president has a record that is indefensible, whether it is on the economy, employment, foreclosures, bankruptcies, energy office. this president does not have a record either in the last four years and now he is finally coming out with his 20 page pamphlet, too little too late. and it came out because his base was demanding he tell them what the next four years with the plight. tracy: too little too late to long.
history except to the point that we saw all night long in the foreign policy debate were of a sudden he was for sanctions in a rock and iran rather and was all about bringing home the troops by 2014. [talking over each other] tracy: benghazi because i don't know what the heck is going on there. but brad, let's go back to this whole so-called off the record qaeda out interview that he had agreed basically came out and said, look, it's not my fault. mitch mcconnell is keeping congress, totally...
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portman is playing president obama in these debates and it's all leading up to wednesday's big night. fred? >> thanks very much in washington. don't miss the big debate. you can watch it here live on cnn, 7:00 p.m. eastern time. >>> the chief justices will formally kick off a new term on the agenda, some of the most complicated issues of our day. here now is joe johns. >> reporter: right after the supreme court's health care decision in june, chief justice john roberts joked to colleagues that he would find an island for tr fortress to escape the political heat. here's how ruth bader ginsburg described the scene. >> some people call it will a quarter of a century. >> reporter: there are no signs of it cooling down. >> the justices are moving from the frying pan right into the fire. they are tackling some of the most difficult legal questions of the day. across the board, probably the biggest term in at least a decade. >> reporter: tackling things like affirmative action, same-sex marriage, abortion are likely to come up this monday. >> there are a lot more in the docket and a lot more
portman is playing president obama in these debates and it's all leading up to wednesday's big night. fred? >> thanks very much in washington. don't miss the big debate. you can watch it here live on cnn, 7:00 p.m. eastern time. >>> the chief justices will formally kick off a new term on the agenda, some of the most complicated issues of our day. here now is joe johns. >> reporter: right after the supreme court's health care decision in june, chief justice john roberts...
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welfare-to-work debate that's bizarre and manufactured because there's no debate to be had here. look, the -- the attacks are simply fictitious in the sense they say the president obama fundamentally changed the current welfare requirements. faerm administration has not done so. in fact, if anything, what the bae obama administration did, what the gop claims it wants which is more localized control and more control at the level of states, away from the federal government saying this is exactly how it has to happen. >> two republican governors including sandoval speaking tonight requested the waivers. i just quoted one. >> exactly. as we know, states are having a tough time financially. a lot of reason they are having a tough time financially is because this do nothing congress has been unwilling to create the kind of federal aid needed to keep jobs in the states. so the states are saying hey, you have a work requirement. we can't even meet that work requirement. will are not jobs for people, middle class poor, otherwise, to have. give us flexibility. the president, unlike a socia
welfare-to-work debate that's bizarre and manufactured because there's no debate to be had here. look, the -- the attacks are simply fictitious in the sense they say the president obama fundamentally changed the current welfare requirements. faerm administration has not done so. in fact, if anything, what the bae obama administration did, what the gop claims it wants which is more localized control and more control at the level of states, away from the federal government saying this is exactly...
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mccain handled out when he was in the debate. it could give people a second look at who he is and what he is about. >> can he do that britt? that has been one of the criticisms many people don't oh connect with him. >> i don't think they are going to connect with thhim in a way natural politician can cause. watching his interview with chris today even to include the personal part in his home in in hampshire and flipping pancakes and all of that. but i don't think that's really what he needs to do. he needs to convince people he needs to be a capable acceptable president. they don't have to love him. they don't have to think he is a warm guy. they think he will do a better job than the guy in the office will do. i think there are important audience they will do. the obama has an argument that is not rebutted by the republican side. all they will do is take us back to the policies that brought us into the financial crisis. i haven't heard it effectively responded to. that is one of the things this convention and acceptance speech b
mccain handled out when he was in the debate. it could give people a second look at who he is and what he is about. >> can he do that britt? that has been one of the criticisms many people don't oh connect with him. >> i don't think they are going to connect with thhim in a way natural politician can cause. watching his interview with chris today even to include the personal part in his home in in hampshire and flipping pancakes and all of that. but i don't think that's really what...
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that's why i think this is the debate we want to have and the debate we'll win. >> so that ad attacks president obama for the medicare savings, contemplated in obamacare. estimated now over $700 billion. doesn't your budget also play medicare for the same amount? >> only president obama raids $716 billion from the medicare program. he cut $716 billion from the medicare program to pay for obamacare. we don't do that. >> right. you may -- how much? >> the point -- i joined the romney ticket, a what mitt romney is proposing to do is repeal all of obamacare. i voted repeatedly in congress to repeal all of obamacare. including this $716 billion to pay for obamacare. so what is very important here, a lot of seniors don't know this. is that they turn medicare to a piggy bank to finance obamacare. obama campaign thinks it's an achievement they raided medicare to pay for obamacare. >> you're not saying you don't contemplate in the budget planning significant savings of $500 billion in medicare, though, are you? >> no. we can get in the complicated baseline issues but that is the current law. s
that's why i think this is the debate we want to have and the debate we'll win. >> so that ad attacks president obama for the medicare savings, contemplated in obamacare. estimated now over $700 billion. doesn't your budget also play medicare for the same amount? >> only president obama raids $716 billion from the medicare program. he cut $716 billion from the medicare program to pay for obamacare. we don't do that. >> right. you may -- how much? >> the point -- i joined...
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if kerry is filling in for romney against this debate, you know, against obama in debate prep, is he preparing him for more than just substance? is he also preparing him for these stylistic what-ifs? these moments where obama could be pulled in one direction or the other and trying to sort of hedge against that? >> well, i think the biggest disadvantage obama has right now is practice. mitt romney's had a lot of debates. he went through a long primary practice where he got beat up a lot and got to beat up other people. barack obama had no primary process and has not been in a debate since his debates in the last election. so i think he's got -- he's not in fighting shape is my guess and all these practices he's doing, are to get him in the fighting shape. hopefully they have enough time to do it and hopefully he has a sparring opponent in john kerry who is not pulling any punches, not being as respectful to him as his staff might be and showing him that mitt romney is going to get on the stage knowing this is probably his last chance and he's going to be very aggressive in taking on
if kerry is filling in for romney against this debate, you know, against obama in debate prep, is he preparing him for more than just substance? is he also preparing him for these stylistic what-ifs? these moments where obama could be pulled in one direction or the other and trying to sort of hedge against that? >> well, i think the biggest disadvantage obama has right now is practice. mitt romney's had a lot of debates. he went through a long primary practice where he got beat up a lot...
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. >>> the first debate between mitt romney and barack obama is one day away. both candidates are behind closed doors getting ready. the outcome of the debates could help decide the election. but both campaigns are downplaying expectation. cbs reporter tara mergener has more from the white house. >> reporter: workers are setting the stage for wednesday night's presidential debate at the university of denver. both candidates are behind closed doors today getting ready. mitt romney is preparing in colorado and the latest polls show he is trailing the president in most swing states. >> we can do this. >> reporter: his running mate paul ryan is on a bus tour working to sway voters in iowa. >> our goal is to earn your support. we want to deserve this victory. >> reporter: vice president joe biden is in the battleground state of north carolina today while president obama studies for the debate in nevada. he is holding practice sessions with former presidential candidate john kerry, playing the part of mitt romney. on monday, the president called campaign volunteers a
. >>> the first debate between mitt romney and barack obama is one day away. both candidates are behind closed doors getting ready. the outcome of the debates could help decide the election. but both campaigns are downplaying expectation. cbs reporter tara mergener has more from the white house. >> reporter: workers are setting the stage for wednesday night's presidential debate at the university of denver. both candidates are behind closed doors today getting ready. mitt romney...
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. >> if president obama is sweating tonight's debate, he's not showing it. >> i think joe just needs to be joe. congressman ryan is a smart and effective speaker. but his ideas are the wrong ones. >> mitt romney's debate performance last week re-energized his campaign, but our brand new swing state polls show it didn't change a lot of minds. 92% of voters in ohio and florida made up their minds before the debate. 91% in virginia. overall, the dial did move slightly in romney's favor in florida and virginia, the race is virtually tied. but president obama leads ohio by six points in the nbc news "wall street journal" maris poll. joining me to talk about all of it, e.j.dion and dana milbank. gentlemen, good morning. remember the old commercial never let them see you sweat? dana, how much pressure is joe biden under tonight? >> he's been at this an awfully long time. and he's sort of an old pro at this. in fact i think both of them will be pretty good. i'm looking forward to this debate. i think more than last week. here we have two sharp guys who can really mix it up on policy. maybe g
. >> if president obama is sweating tonight's debate, he's not showing it. >> i think joe just needs to be joe. congressman ryan is a smart and effective speaker. but his ideas are the wrong ones. >> mitt romney's debate performance last week re-energized his campaign, but our brand new swing state polls show it didn't change a lot of minds. 92% of voters in ohio and florida made up their minds before the debate. 91% in virginia. overall, the dial did move slightly in romney's...
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expectations about the debates, barack obama hasn't done it for four years. they better be careful. if they think it's going to be walkover. >> sean: i don't think it is either. we agree. >> thank you for your effort and support. >> greta is next. see you tomorrow night. >> greta: tonight chris christie shocking members of his own party. what he is suddenly doing? and governor christie's actions end up costing you money. this one is costing you big time. 9th circuit court of appeals cancelling their conference at a fancy resort. first, does president obama want a do-over. he is telling business owners this. >> if you are successful somebody along the line gave you some help. there was a great teacher somewhere in your life. somebody helped to create this unbelievable american system that we have that allows you to thrive. somebody invested in roads and bridges. if you got a business, you didn't build that. somebody else made that happen. >> greta: now the romney campaign firing back saying in part, president obama's comments reflect how unqualified he is to lead us to real economic
expectations about the debates, barack obama hasn't done it for four years. they better be careful. if they think it's going to be walkover. >> sean: i don't think it is either. we agree. >> thank you for your effort and support. >> greta is next. see you tomorrow night. >> greta: tonight chris christie shocking members of his own party. what he is suddenly doing? and governor christie's actions end up costing you money. this one is costing you big time. 9th circuit...
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now, romney did a good job in that first debate, and in subsequent debates to some extent in erasing that, but barack obama is the president, after all. i think this allows him to position himself just by virtue of doing his job at quote, unquote, presidential. >> greta: not only is he out there handling the problem one of the storm, he's getting high praise from republican governor chris christie in new jersey. >> yeah. that was a crafty move on chris christie's part. >> greta: in what way? >> well, i think chris christie has not been the best surrogate for mitt romney starting with his convention speech, and his set up for the set up for the debate which actually turned out to be correct because the whole game changed just as chris christie said, and mitt romney had a terrific debate on october 3rd. i think chris christie has his own ambitions. he also is governor of a state that is in crisis, and he wants to work with the president of the united states, and he wants to have cooperation and he wants for it to go well. i think i disagree with steve because i think that president oba
now, romney did a good job in that first debate, and in subsequent debates to some extent in erasing that, but barack obama is the president, after all. i think this allows him to position himself just by virtue of doing his job at quote, unquote, presidential. >> greta: not only is he out there handling the problem one of the storm, he's getting high praise from republican governor chris christie in new jersey. >> yeah. that was a crafty move on chris christie's part. >>...
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billions of dollars spent and we ended up not that far off from where we started with barack obama ahead. are people going to look at this when we have a little distance and take a breath and is this going to change the way money is donated going forward? or the suggestion from jonathan is that the donors are happy and it's going to be more of the same? >> i hope we do. consider $50 billion in damages now that we're looking at the superstorm sandy. how disgusting is that? i do like the fact that at the end of the day what motored the most is individual votes which overpowered the money spent. donors will on both sides have some frustration about the amount of money that was spent and was that effective? at a point, i don't think people cared about the television advertising. it was too much. and i think we have a real problem with money in politics. it's going to become part of the conversation going forward. maybe campaigns will look at how they spend the money in terms of ground game and other ways to reach voters instead of so much on advertising and negative advertising and sort of l
billions of dollars spent and we ended up not that far off from where we started with barack obama ahead. are people going to look at this when we have a little distance and take a breath and is this going to change the way money is donated going forward? or the suggestion from jonathan is that the donors are happy and it's going to be more of the same? >> i hope we do. consider $50 billion in damages now that we're looking at the superstorm sandy. how disgusting is that? i do like the...
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the rules committee met tonight and getting the health care repeal ready for tomorrow's debate. the vote comes wednesday, but that's the house. what do republicans in the democratly controlled senate plan to do. senator hatch, nice to see you. >> i know you're opposed to the president's health care, i know you know what the supreme court decided. i know how the house will vote on it, but the united states senate dominated by the democrats. is there anything the republicans in the senate intend to do or can do? >> i have to say that when do believe the selection is important to determine whether we have to go with this awful health care bill or whether we're going to repeal it and replace it. i believe the way that has to happen is for mitt romney to get elected president, and i think bringing in enough republicans to take over control of the senate. at that point i would be chairman of the finance committee. of course, one of my biggest goals would be to straighten this whole mess out. >> have you heard at all from senator majority leader harry reid since the supreme court decis
the rules committee met tonight and getting the health care repeal ready for tomorrow's debate. the vote comes wednesday, but that's the house. what do republicans in the democratly controlled senate plan to do. senator hatch, nice to see you. >> i know you're opposed to the president's health care, i know you know what the supreme court decided. i know how the house will vote on it, but the united states senate dominated by the democrats. is there anything the republicans in the senate...
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our next hour in president obama's first major interview since the debate, radio icon tom joiner asks the president about the debate performance. the headline, quote, i was just too polite. we'll play what the president said including his description of his strategy for debate number two. >>> plus, ann romney coming out swinging 24 hours before the vice presidential debate. she is now accusing democrats of, quote, poor sportsmanship coming to accusing her husband of lying. >>> news nation gut check. who do you think is under more pressure? vice president joe biden or congressman paul ryan? "news nation" is up in three. but when joint pain and stiffness from psoriatic arthritis hit, even the smallest things became difficult. i finally understood what serious joint pain is like. i talked to my rheumatologist and he prescribed enbrel. enbrel can help relieve pain, stiffness, and stop joint damage. because enbrel, etanercept, suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other can
our next hour in president obama's first major interview since the debate, radio icon tom joiner asks the president about the debate performance. the headline, quote, i was just too polite. we'll play what the president said including his description of his strategy for debate number two. >>> plus, ann romney coming out swinging 24 hours before the vice presidential debate. she is now accusing democrats of, quote, poor sportsmanship coming to accusing her husband of lying. >>>...
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but gingrich keeps insisting he's the only candidate who can beat president obama. >> let me be clear. every time we nominate a moderate, we lose. >> reporter: gingrich has suggested he could be beat romney if fellow conservative rick santorum dropped out. but after spending time with his sick daughter over the weekend, the former pennsylvania senator is expected back on the campaign trail today. danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> congressman ron paul is still in the race but is skipping the florida primary to focus on the next cause sus states. >>> wet -- caucus states. >>> we could not ask for a better monday and the last one of january at that. the sun is shining down. it's starting to erase what was a somewhat chilly morning. for more of course we go to marty bass in the outback. and meteorologist bernadette woods. good afternoon. >>> good afternoon. if you haven't had a chance to enjoy it, make sure after this newscast you get out and soak up some of the sunshine. there's nothing going on in our area right now. not that far away there is a front. it is going to swing by
but gingrich keeps insisting he's the only candidate who can beat president obama. >> let me be clear. every time we nominate a moderate, we lose. >> reporter: gingrich has suggested he could be beat romney if fellow conservative rick santorum dropped out. but after spending time with his sick daughter over the weekend, the former pennsylvania senator is expected back on the campaign trail today. danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> congressman ron paul is still in the...
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back on march 23rd, 2010. >> today, after almost a century of triumph, today, after over a year of debate, today, after all the votes have been tallied, health insurance reform becomes law of the united states of america. >> kill the bill. kill the bill. >> what do we want? >> healthcare. >> when do we want it? >> now. >> i think the slogan will be repeal and replace. >> this is a busy week, by the way, for the supreme court. i think all their work highlights theç leadership failures of our current president. >> i really think that there's a decent chance that you will get a decision that upholds this law. >> if they uphold the law, which is unpopular, it is going to be a rallying cry for republicans across the country. >> i do think that the court will surprise a lot of people when it probably upholds the affordable care act. >> what you're going to see is what people want us to do, start over with a clean slate. >> controversial, consequential, this is going to be, arguably, the most significant ruling by the supreme court in decades. any moment, we will get that decision on the affor
back on march 23rd, 2010. >> today, after almost a century of triumph, today, after over a year of debate, today, after all the votes have been tallied, health insurance reform becomes law of the united states of america. >> kill the bill. kill the bill. >> what do we want? >> healthcare. >> when do we want it? >> now. >> i think the slogan will be repeal and replace. >> this is a busy week, by the way, for the supreme court. i think all their...
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. >> that theater shooting has sparked up the gun control debate on the campaign trail. president obama embrace more restrictions on gun purchases during a campaign stop in new orleans. >> i also believe that a lot of gun owners would agree that an ak-47 belongs in hands of soldiers and not criminals. >> the president says that he will work with congressional members to pass tiger background checks to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the mentally unstable meanwhile republican rival mitt romney's says that gun-control laws would not have prevented the shootings in colorado. mitt romney is in london today looking to build political ties, he met with former prime minister tony blair this morning. they discussed the middle eastern peace process and growing tensions in syria and of course the olympic games which kick off tomorrow night. tony blair is now a special envoy to the middle east. the cost of fine fashion, keeping it a pair of jeans out of reach for a teenager. >> price tag is $140? oh my god. >> the store where girls in need are getting genes and more for
. >> that theater shooting has sparked up the gun control debate on the campaign trail. president obama embrace more restrictions on gun purchases during a campaign stop in new orleans. >> i also believe that a lot of gun owners would agree that an ak-47 belongs in hands of soldiers and not criminals. >> the president says that he will work with congressional members to pass tiger background checks to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the mentally unstable meanwhile...